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Announcing the EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects โ€“ Awarded Proposals (Third Call)

Announcing the EO AFRICA R&D Research Projects โ€“ Awarded Proposals (Third Call)

Following the successful first two rounds of calls for research proposals, the EO AFRICA R&D Facility, in coordination with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the African Union Commission (AUC), launched in July 2024 a 3rd call for proposals. The aim of this call is to extend the support to African-European collaborative research efforts in the domain of EO applications.

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2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Face to Face Courses

2nd on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Face to Face Courses

  • Face to Face course on Cloud Computing and Algorithms for EO Analyses | March 10 โ€“ 14, 2025 | Abidjan, Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire | A 5-day course (6h per day), covering Cloud Computing and big geospatial data concepts, interactive computing with Python through Jupyter Notebooks, and access to EO data from DIAS platforms or via dedicated Python libraries and handling the data on the Cloud.
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17th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

17th on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Webinar Series

  • Advances in EO Cloud Computing: OpenEO | Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Online webinar with live-chat | This webinar explores the growing role of cloud computing in analyzing and processing Earth Observation (EO) data, with a primary focus on OpenEO. OpenEO is a relatively new and innovative initiative to connect to EO cloud back-ends in a simple and unified way.
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African Research Fellowships: Call 2024/2025

African Research Fellowships: Call 2024/2025

We are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 AUC-ESA call that will offer 1-year fellowships to 4 new African Researchers to work at the ESA-ESRIN premises in Frascati (Rome, Italy) in synergy with ESA projects and scientists. More information here: https://eo4society.esa.int/2024/09/23/african-research-fellowships-call-2024-2025/

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1st on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Face to Face Courses

1st on the EO AFRICA R&D Facility Second Phase Face to Face Courses

  • Face to Face course on Cloud-based EO image analysis for monitoring surface water dynamics | October 21 – 25, 2024 | Maseru, Lesotho | Introduction to cloud-based image analysis techniques for monitoring surface water dynamics with use of EO data. It will cover general concepts of radar and optical remote sensing, how those instruments interact with water surface and which information they can provide.
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